Power plant productions

HA NOI (Biz Hub) — Thailand-based power firm EGAT International (EGATi) will develop a 1,200 MW thermal power plant in the central province of Quang Tri.Under a Memorandum of Understanding signed between Deputy Director of the Energy Department from the Ministry of Trade and Industry Le Tuan Phong and EGATI's Chairman Thana Putarungsi on June 24, turbine 1 and 2 of the plant are expected to be operational by 2021 with an annual production of 7.25 billion kWh.EGATi chairman said his company attaches a lot of importance to the plant. It has asked the Thai Government for approval of the project's plan and implementation progress as well.According to the local media, the Vietnamese Government allowed EGATi to implement the US$2.3 billion project under the Build-Operate–Transfer method in August 2014. —VNS … [Read more...] about EGATi to build Quang Tri power plant

Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN) on December 20 inaugurated the Lai Chau hydro-electricity plant in Nam Nhun District in the northern mountain province of Lai Chau.The plant has begun operations one year ahead of the National Assembly’s resolution.The VND35.7 trillion (US$1.6 billion) plant has three engines with a capacity of 1,200MW. It is the third largest hydro-power plant in Viet Nam built on Da River and is associated with the Son La and Hoa Binh hydro-power plants.The project will have access to the national power grid, with annual average productivity of 4.7 billion kWh.The Lai Chau plant will annually earn revenue of more than VND5 trillion.The plant is expected to produce some 4.2 billion kWh next year, accounting for 2.1 per cent of the country’s output.Speaking at the inauguration ceremony held in Lai Chau on December 20, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung said he greatly valued EVN’s immense progress in management and design through its application of the … [Read more...] about Lai Chau hydro-power plant inaugurated

QUANG NGAI (Biz Hub) – Doosan Heavy Industries Viet Nam has shipped Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) components to the Intergent thermal power plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.The company told Viet Nam News yesterday that it is the first export shipment of made-in-Viet Nam components this year.Production for the 200 MW Intergent HRSG project began last July at the company's 110-hectare complex in Dung Quat Economic Zone of Quang Ngai Province.Doosan Vina has completed and shipped 10 HRSG units to customers in Viet Nam and around the world since 2009. – VNS … [Read more...] about Equipment exported to Mexican power plant

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung meets workers at the Son La Hydro-power Plant in northern Son La Province during his visit at the weekend. — VNA/VNS Photo Duc Tam SON LA (VNS)— Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday called on northwestern Son La province to use all available resources to stabilise the lives of the 20,000 residents who were relocated to build the Son La hydro-power project. The PM was visiting the province during the weekend to officially inaugurate the plant, the largest of its kind ever constructed in Southeast Asia, which was both designed and built by Vietnamese engineers with assistance from foreign consultants. The facility was completed three years ahead of schedule, saving trillions of dong and affirming Viet Nam's ability to execute such large projects. Located in It Ong commune, Muong La district, the plant has six turbines with a total capacity of 2,600 MW. It will provide the national grid with over 10 billion kWh of electricity … [Read more...] about Son La hydro-power plant begins operation 3 years ahead of target

HA NOI - (VNS) Central Quang Tri Province's Dakrong District will be the home for a pioneering 25MW geothermal power plant, according to the Deputy Chairman of Viet Nam Thermal Association Ta Huong. The plant, set to be the very first of its kind in Viet Nam, has been licensed by provincial authorities and aims to promote exploration for new sources of energy in the near future. Huong said Viet Nam has the potential for developing geothermal power in almost all provinces and cities nationwide, especially in Phu Tho, Quang Binh and Quang Tri. The geothermal plant can operate 24 hours a day without being affected by weather conditions such as sunlight, wind or sea wave. Geothermal electricity is generated from geothermal energy. It is considered to be sustainable and friendly-environmental because the heat extraction is small compared with the earth's heat content. It's reported that the geothermal power plant will use Hot Dry Rock (HDR) heat mining technology to mine the heat from … [Read more...] about First geothermal power plant gets the nod

Coal mining in the northern province of Quang Ninh. Power plants will face higher coal prices from the fourth quarter of this year. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyen Dan HA NOI — The Ministry of Industry and Trade has asked the Government to increase the price of coal sold to power producers from the fourth quarter this year to reduce losses for coal producers. Under the proposal, coal prices sold to power producers will be made equal to 2011 market prices from the fourth quarter this year and then will fully follow the market price from next year. Deputy general director of the Viet Nam Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) Bui Van Khich said that the Government had so far still required Vinacomin to sell its product to power producers at below market price to stabilise the economy. The price was equal to only roughly 65 per cent of the coal production price. Vinacomin currently supplies roughly 60 per … [Read more...] about MoIT proposes raising price of coal sold to power plants

Construction experts have determined that the Song Tranh Hydro-power Plant was safe after a quake on Thursday. — VNA/VNS Photo Tran Le Lam QUANG NAM (VNS)— The Song Tranh Hydro-power Plant remained safe after a quake hit a nearby area in central Quang Nam Province on Thursday, a delegation from the construction ministry led by Minister Trinh Dinh Dung agreed after visiting the plant yesterday. The 4.7 Richter magnitude earthquake - the strongest of 20 such quakes this year - struck an area 5km upstream from the Bac Tra My District plant, leaving cracks in several houses. Water resources and dam experts found nothing abnormal with the dam and operating turbines, but they also warned that more technical checks were needed to assure the plant's safety. Minister Dung also visited a family affected by the quake in Tra Tan Commune. At a working session with the minister, deputy chairman of the provincial … [Read more...] about Quake leaves hydro power plant unscathed

TUYEN QUANG – Chiem Hoa hydro-power station, Việt Nam's first green hydro-power plant, has opened in the northern province of Tuyen Quang after nearly three years of construction. The plant is the first to use a reduced supply of water with a low differentiation between the reservoir and the dam. According to power expert Bui Thuc Khiet, using less water helps maintain river flow so it has less affect on the environment. This type of reservoir also does not have to be large, meaning that no residents have to be moved from the area. However some compensation has to be paid for land that is swallowed along the river banks. Khiet said Việt Nam had plenty of potential to develop more green hydro-power plants. The plant, in Ngoc Hoi Commune, Chiem Hoa District, about 80km from Tuyen Quang City, cost a total of about VNĐ1700 billion ($US81 million). It was designed to have three turbine generators and a production capacity of 48MW. The next two turbines are … [Read more...] about First green hydro-power plant opens

Ha Noi – One turbine of Viet Nam's first green electricity plant will begin operation at the end of this month, the operators announced on Monday. Deputy Head of Chiem Hoa Hydro-Electric Power Plant project Nguyen Huu Phat said the plant was Viet Nam's first low water column hydro electric power project. A low water column means there is a low differentiation between the water reservoir and the dam. Using a low water column helps maintain river flow so it has less affect on the environment. With only a 2.5m water level differentiation, the reservoir does not have to be large, meaning no residents have to be moved from the area. With a total investment capital of over VND1700 billion ($US81 million), the plant will have three turbine generators and a production capacity of 48MW. The last turbine of the plant is expected to put into operation in October this year. Upon completion, the plant plans to generate 193.4 million kwh of electricity to the national grid, and at the … [Read more...] about Green hydro-electric power plant to come on line

HA NOI (VNS)— India's Tata Power Company has won a US$1.8 billion contract to build coal-fired thermal power plants in southern Viet Nam, said Tata representative Indronil Sengupta.The Indian firm will pursue feasibility studies for the Long Phu 2 Power Project in the southern province of Soc Trang and develop power plants under the Build Operation and Transfer scheme.With a capacity of 1,200MW, Long Phu 2 will be one of three plants at the 4,400 MW Long Phu thermo-electricity centre, which is planned to be completed by 2025.The Long Phu 1 power plant was built by PetroVietnam and is scheduled to start commercial operations in 2015.Sengupta said the project was the biggest ever investment by an India enterprise in Viet Nam. He said they were following all necessary procedures to start work on the plant in 2019.The project also aims to help meet increasing demand for power supplies in Viet Nam, and counter the country's growing reliance on importing electricity from … [Read more...] about India to build thermal power plant in south